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reductive
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reductive
(adjective)
reductive
/rɪ
ˈ
dʌktɪv/
adjective
reductive
/rɪ
ˈ
dʌktɪv/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of REDUCTIVE
formal + often disapproving
:
dealing with or describing something complicated in a simple or too simple way
a
reductive
interpretation of the theory
reductive
methods of analysis
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